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Brio or Phantom retractable screen?

6 years ago

Hi all, we are installing a 15 ft sliding door with 3 panels that slide entirely into a pocket. We are trying to make a decision between a single Brio pleated retractable screen or two Phantom retractable screens, one on either side. If you have experience with either it would be so helpful to hear it. TIA!

Comments (11)

  • 5 years ago

    Hi, I’m in AZ and have a stacking three panel sliding door going to my patio. Two panels (6’ total for panels) stack on the inside of the third panel which is stationary. I’ve contacted local vendors for both Phantom and Wizard and I can’t find much customer feedback/reviews on Wizard Vistaview. Curious if anyone has any feedback they can share.

    My concern with going with Phantom is that I would have two housing units one in left and one on right that I would have to pull to middle creating more visual lines but also since I have two movable panels, if I want to only open one panel (3ft) instead of two panels being open (6ft), I still have to pull both screens to keep the bugs out otherwise there is a gap from only pulling one screen across.

    Otherwise I have to get the Phantom XL which would be mounted on the outside of the 3rd stationary panel and then in order to use the screen I would pull it across all three panels.

    So at this point believe I’m leaning towards The Wizard Vistaview.

    Anyone heard any customer feedback about Wizard Screens?

  • 5 years ago

    I forgot to include in my last post the photos of the slider.

  • 4 years ago

    Hi Carii, We too are about to install a 15' three panel sliding door. What did you end up doing for a screen door? I have debated adding one more track and just having one screened panel or doing a XL retractable Phantom for the whole thing. Thanks!

  • 4 years ago
    last modified: 4 years ago

    We ended up with the Brio (one long track) and are very happy!

  • 4 years ago

    Hi carii - we are looking to install a Brio in our new construction home and hoping to get it in before the floor is tiled. Can you tell me who in AZ you used for your project? Thank you!

  • 4 years ago

    Hi Lori, we are in N California so I cant recommend an installer, sorry.

  • 4 years ago

    Oops, sorry. Someone else in the string is from AZ. My mistake. Thanks!

  • 4 years ago

    We have three 12' wide phantom roll-up screens on our porch and have had consistent problems for the 2 years that we've owned them. One works about 90% of the time, one about 60% and one never goes down without assistance and even then can take 10-15 tries to get it to actually go all of the way down. Not sure if this is Phantom's fault or installer but we're extremely frustrated and unhappy with the poor reliability.

    FWIW, if they worked we'd love them but they have proven very unreliable.

  • 3 years ago

    Brio screens are a no go. Horizontal strings snap and Brio denies warranty coverage. Don’t buy Brio.

  • last year

    @carii, we are in the SF Bay Area and wondering if you still like your Brio screens. So they stick up from the floor quite a bit or are they pretty much flush to the floor?